Sparks will be a senior this fall. He helped Valor Christian to the Class 4A final four last season, averaging 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 57 percent from the floor.

Along with guard Brent Wrapp, Sparks is expected to keep the Knights among 5A’s top programs next season. Fairview earned a No. 1 seed last season before it was upset by Mountain Vista in the Sweet 16. Read more…

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Chatfield won the Red Bull Game Breakers 7-on-7 title over the weekend, claiming one of the top football events of the summer.

The Chargers came out of the losers bracket and then beat Denver South twice — both times, 14-13 — on Saturday to win the championship. Both schools received invites to the 7-on-7 national finals in Dallas next month.

“Our team is different in that there is no one star player, with in through teamwork,” coach Bret McGatlin said in a release. “Going to Dallas will build our confidence.”

A picture of Centaurus' locker room, decorated, as posted by Emma Lazaroff on Twitter. "Happy playoffs," she wrote, "on to the quarterfinals."

They hadn’t played a late game all season long. So, from about the time they got off of school at 2 p.m. until their girls lacrosse second-round playoff game started at 7:30 last Thursday, they were left to their own devices.

AURORA — In an attempt by CHSAA to further level the playing field between public schools and their private counterparts, private schools will now have defined attendance boundaries.

An administrative proposal dealing with the new rule — put forth at CHSAA’s legislative council meeting this morning — passed by a 54-15 margin. The new boundaries will be defined by the the public school district within which the private schools reside, and should affect the transfer rule.

Valor Christian offensive lineman Alex Kozan has committed to Iowa, according to multiplereports.

Kozan had been the state’s top ranked uncommitted prospect at No. 6. He had a crazy offer list of at least 25 schools, according to rivals.com. (Yes, among those offers were CU and CSU.) Ultimately, Kozan — a 6-foot-4, 295-pound guard — narrowed those choices to three: Iowa, Michigan and Auburn.

Cherry Creek's Christian Rebhun, center, is upended during a game at Mullen. Rebhun committed to New Mexico on Sunday.

Ed.: Updated at 1:54 p.m. to include comment from Rebhun.

Christian Rebhun hadn’t had much communication with the new staff at New Mexico until two weeks ago. But, Sunday, after completing his official visit to the campus, the Cherry Creek tight end committed.

“I loved everything about it,” Rebhun said.

Especially, he said, the mountains. Upon arriving in Albuquerque, he was taken on a tram to the top of the 10,378-foot Sandia Peak.

“I’m a mountain guy, and seeing the snow and stuff, that made me happy,” he said.

Air Force wasn’t Gavin McHenry’s first Division I offer. But it turned out to have the most impact.

McHenry, a Chaparral cornerback who committed to the Falcons last week, said he was initially skeptical about attending the service academy. But, after a series of visits, he learned more about the school, its campus, its traditions, and its football program. He came away impressed, and found the right fit.

“I had a wrong image of it,” McHenry said. “After finding out what it was really about there, that just told me what I needed to know, and definitely won me over. Not only is it for the great football, but for the career opportunities in the future after I gradate.”

A big part of McHenry’s commitment, he said, was Air Force coach Troy Calhoun.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.